John Ambrose Cawley ’42

JOHN DIED Dec. 1, 1989, in Providence, R.I. after a long illness. He and his wife, Polly, had moved to Little Comp¬ton, R.I. about five years ago after spending most of their married life in New Vernon, N.J. At the time of his death, John was retired from a distinguished engineering ca¬reer, most recently as president of Tomkins Bros., a building materials firm. He also worked for M.W. Kel¬logg in rocket development after the war.

John came to Princeton from Deerfield, majored in chemical engineering and graduated with high honors and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He also belonged to Charter Club. Following graduation he spent four years in the Air Force, rising to the rank of first lieuten¬ant, serving as a B-29 flight engineer. He then earned an M.S. in engineering at Stevens Institute.

As an offshoot of his engineering career and his in¬tense interest in the environment, including the preven¬tion of pollution, he joined Ned Page in founding Unitech Engineering, Inc., a firm dedicated to industrial hazardous waste disposal. He also became interested in local problems in Morris County and was instrumental in blocking the construction of a new international airport. He was also successful in reducing the number of heli¬copter flights to A.T.&T. headquarters in that area.

1942 was represented at John's funeral by Doug Nichols, Ned Page, Ward Dunn and Arnold Zimmer¬man. To his wife, Polly, and to his son, Stuart, the Class extends its sincere sympathies.

The Class of 1942